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RIA / WealthAdvisor22 years in industry

David L. Swenson

Advisor at RIDGEGATE ADVISORS, LLC

ENGLEWOOD, CO

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 7
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Mar 1, 2004 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: RIDGEGATE ADVISORS, LLC
Current firm class: independent wealth managerderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Jan 6, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 22derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 1derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 6
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 3
Exams: S65
First exam: Jan 6, 2004
First registration: Mar 1, 2004
Dual registered: no
IAPD individual key: 4754086

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
RIDGEGATE ADVISORS, LLC	Independent wealth	Sep 12, 2025	n/a	yes	ENGLEWOOD, CO	Current employment
AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Nov 7, 2019	Dec 23, 2025	no	Englewood, CO\|Highlands Ranch, CO\|Denver, CO\|Lone Tree, CO\|DENVER, CO	Previous registration
SPIRE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Mar 2, 2017	Nov 11, 2019	no	Englewood, CO\|MCLEAN, VA\|Englewood, CO	Previous registration
UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Independent wealth	Sep 26, 2014	Mar 3, 2017	no	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO\|ENGLEWOOD, CO\|HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO\|HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO\|HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO	Previous registration
SPIRE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Bd affiliated wealth	Apr 18, 2013	Oct 14, 2014	no	ENGLEWOOD, CO\|MCLEAN, VA	Previous registration
ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERS	Bd affiliated wealth	Jan 20, 2005	Apr 15, 2013	no	NEW YORK, NY\|DENVER, CO\|DENVER, CO	Previous registration
SECURE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	n/a	Mar 1, 2004	Feb 1, 2005	no	DENVER, CO	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	RIDGEGATE ADVISORS, LLC	Dec 23, 2025	Sep 12, 2025	-102	Firm change after gap	Ibd to new firm
SPIRE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Nov 11, 2019	Nov 7, 2019	-4	Firm change	Ibd to RIA
UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS	SPIRE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Mar 3, 2017	Mar 2, 2017	-1	Firm change	Other
SPIRE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORS	Oct 14, 2014	Sep 26, 2014	-18	Firm change	Other
ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERS	SPIRE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC	Apr 15, 2013	Apr 18, 2013	3	Firm change	Other
SECURE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERS	Feb 1, 2005	Jan 20, 2005	-12	Firm change	Other

Team moves

moves this advisor made together with colleagues (two or more registrations ending and beginning together)

Team	Left	Joined	From	Kind
282580:334233:CO:2025-12-23	Dec 23, 2025	Sep 12, 2025	DENVER, CO	Firm change after gap

Relationships

Registered with (6)

→ RIDGEGATE ADVISORS, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: current employment
Sep 12, 2025 to presentfactForm ADV
→ AE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Nov 7, 2019 to Dec 23, 2025factForm ADV
→ SPIRE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLCRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 2, 2017 to Nov 11, 2019factForm ADV
→ UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISORSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Sep 26, 2014 to Mar 3, 2017factForm ADV
→ ARAX ADVISORY PARTNERSRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Jan 20, 2005 to Apr 15, 2013factForm ADV
→ SECURE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
Mar 1, 2004 to Feb 1, 2005factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Dec 23, 2025
Advisor changed firm
David L. Swenson left Ae Wealth Management, Llc for Ridgegate Advisors, Llc (registered 2025-09-12)
Form ADVobserved 6 days ago